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Hope you all are doing well like every other day! New day new beginning for all. In a beautiful day like today, let me share a new and fresh topic in which the main character is Alligator Gar!
So welcome our todays guest and let’s start the journey! So pack your seatbelts and get ready!
What comes at you mind when your hear alligator gar inside your head?
Like something similar to Alligator right? Or a fish form of alligator?
I mean not entirely true in this sense but
in simple words, a fish looking similar to alligators is quite symmetrical in this case right!
Alligator gars are fishes from monster category who are usually fast growers who can grow up to 8 feet. They are also known as primitive fish as they can live for decades. Many fossils are being found of alligator gars from a long period of time back. Basically they are legendary monster fish in my opinion.
You will mostly see these fishes in large aquariums or public aquariums as they requires a lot o space to live on. Surprisingly when they are small, they grow really fast. But the older it gets the growth falls!
The name it got is taken from
alligators as they look quite similar to American alligators which often adds value to their personality. It’s like they have a really aggressive personality. I mean not only aggressive towards other fishes but also towards human beings. Like while keeping them in tanks, you have to keep in mind that you can only put those fishes as Alligator gars friends which will grow similarly as fast they will.
Fishes that will grow less in comparison will be often devoured or killed by your alligator gar!
So the question arises , why do people love this fishes so much? Why this dangerous fishes are kept inside aquarium? What’s the achievement?
Well , personally being an Alligator gar fan, What I feel in my mind for them is that they have a really unique macho type strong personality. Their movement makes me feel the aggression they had. It’s like alligators but from different mothers!
Alligator gars have unique face shape which usually refers to a long mouth similar to real Alligators which has real teeth’s. Really sharp ones which can bite really hard!
They have long body often representing the shape of a regular spoon which includes fins which are quite small which helps them in balancing and swimming.
But there is a lot of similarities in between alligator gars and regular alligators but also there is one dissimilarities in between them. Their tails!
An Alligator gars tail usually looks like Arapaima tails. Kind of similar shape. In terms of hardiness , Alligator gars are really strong fish. They are so strong that they often don’t need regular maintenance. Regular water changes or regular temperature maintenance!
But surely I don’t recommend that as I personally did water changes upto 25 percent every 2 or 3 week after as taking proper care for you fish is mandatory!
One interesting factor while keeping
gars in aquarium was a big relief for me! Like usually most famous fishes like the mighty Arowana or the most famous clownfish often has the tendency to jump of their tanks, this mighty beast’s don’t have any will of jumping of rather they are chilled fish with slow movement! Maximum of the time they don’t live in the bottom area of the water. Their big mouth helps them catching their pray as I have a plant with a lot of rocks in which when small fishes were given, this alligator gar pushed the small fish near the rock and by kind of leaving no ways to get out of, this fish swallows the small fish in whole similar to alligators! Fascinating right?
Sometimes I think that, Alligator gars are fish version of Alligators which sometimes might look stupid but this is my view! Like they are primitive like the alligators, similar looking face, similar looking mouth, same aggression!
It is coming to pieces now right?
I know I know. Having an alligator gar feels like having an Alligator but with less risk and less hassle. I personally love the pattern they have in their body. Sometimes the color comes out in olive shade. But as far I know as I have seen, the most expensive alligator gars are the fully black and fully white gars which will attract the most attention!
Like I have seen people having a lot of exotic fishes, lot of ponds, but they said that their alligator gar costs the most among all. Really cool fish to keep. For their diet chart they can almost eat anything that fits inside their mouth but normally they eat small fishes, Mammals , small birds and so on.
Also if you have them inside your aquarium, I don’t suggest you to feed them with your hands. No need to hand feed them okay?
Now as far size concern, please make sure to ensure a large tank for this exotic fish as they grow really fast and really larger!
Huuhh! What a long note for a long fish right? I believe this will be helpful for you in many ways!
Okay my friend hope to see you with another new blog tomorrow!
Till then stay safe and keep your loving pets safe!